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ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE RF GLOW DISCHARGE
FOR NANOCRYSTAL SYNTHESIS
 A large-volume rf glow plasma was built for the study of high-pressure dustplasma interactions. Plasma stability in a large volume is facilitated by a multistage ignition mechanism enabled by a slanted center electrode.
 The size of synthesized nanocrystals varies depending on the gas flow rate,
indicating possible competing effects of heating mechanisms: plasma heating
facilitates crystal growth while neutral gas heating inhibits growth.
 Reactor schematic with slanted
center electrode
November 2015
HIGHLIGHT
 Plasma operates as an abnormal glow
with a variety of carrier gas mixtures
DOE Plasma Science Center
Control of Plasma Kinetics
ADVANCED DIAGNOSTICS OF ATMOSPHERIC
PRESSURE PLASMA JETS CONTACTING SURFACES
 Novel diagnostic, Evanescent Wave Optical
Emission Spectroscopy (EWOES), based on
evanescent wave coupling (a near-field effect),
under total internal reflection (TIR) conditions.
 Estimated spatial resolution of 10 nm <<
species mean free path at 1 atm ( 100 nm).
 Can measure concentration gradients over the
last 100 nm over the surface.
 Able to be used for optical absorption as well.
 Requires measurement of optical emission
intensity at the desired wavelength as a
function of angle.
 Extreme spatial resolution may be obtained for
angles greater than the critical angle, c,
corresponding to TIR.
 Need to suppress scattering background for
the technique to provide valid results at  < c.
November 2015
HIGHLIGHT
DOE Plasma Science Center
Control of Plasma Kinetics